Dating

Mr. Right When You Need Him

The promo copy asks, “Wouldn’t it be nice if you knew you always had a man in your life who would not only be there to listen to you, but also agree with your every syllable on command? With Mr. Right When You Need Him… You call the shots!”

3Feb2010 | Mary Kassian | 0 comments | Continued

Betty Boop Man-Training Kit

With capital letters and an exclamation mark, Betty Boop’s modern Man-Training Kit encourages women to “WHIP HIM GOOD!” — The innocent looking big-eyed Betty Boop doll sports a formidable black whip in her hand for that very purpose.

27Jan2010 | Mary Kassian | 3 comments | Continued

The Abstinent Vampire Attraction

Vampires aside, last year’s block-buster movie, Twilight, has provoked some interesting research. New research from the University of Missouri shows that the reason teenage girls have fallen hard for the Twilight book and film series has to do with its portrayal of a traditional, abstinent romantic relationship. In the series, vampire Edward Cullen doesn’t want [...]

3Dec2009 | Mary Kassian | 11 comments | Continued

Sexual Purity Starts at Seven

By the time she is sixteen, a Christian girl has a 50/50 chance of surviving life without the experiences of sexual sin, eating disorders and depression. Parents who “did everything right” can’t understand how it happened when their daughter falls on the wrong side of the stats. What they don’t know is that they may [...]

30Nov2009 | Dannah Gresh | 2 comments | Continued

Wild vs. Wild Contrast #8: Body Language

A Wild Thing turns on her seductive charm in order to get a man to turn on to her. The sage father warns his son about a woman like this: “Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes.” (Proverbs 6:25) The father didn’t want his son to be enticed by flirtatious, coy glances. He wanted him to be aware of the danger of women who used body language to seduce men.

7Oct2009 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued

Drunk – The New Female Tenderness?

So I’m watching the latest romantic comedy when I sense it coming. “Oh, no, here comes the drunk scene,” I groan aloud.
Everyone else in the room looks at me, question marks popping up over their heads.
“Watch,” I say, gesturing toward the TV. “This is the turning point in their relationship. She gets drunk. He has [...]

3Oct2009 | Carolyn McCulley | 3 comments | Continued

Wise vs. Wild Contrast #6: Focus

She looked so cute. But her appearance was at odds with her inclination. Our pretty cat, “Truffles,” had that killer instinct. It was obvious by the number of mice and birds she dragged into my kitchen and triumphantly dropped at my feet. You could also see it in her eyes. Especially when she got the evening crazies. Her eyes had this intense, focused look-highly alert for prey.

2Oct2009 | Mary Kassian | 3 comments | Continued

Thrill of the Chaste

Does a “Sex & the City” dating philosophy really work? Does sex lead to deeper, more committed relationships? Dawn Eden, a 31-year old unmarried rock journalist in New York City thinks not. In her book, “The Thrill of the Chaste,” she explains why she pitched her Sex & the City lifestyle for the thrill of chastity.

24Apr2009 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued

Sexting

What do you get when you mix cell phones with a culture of Girls Gone Wild? Sexting.Â Sexting is the practice of young women sending text messages of nude or partially nude photos of themselves to their boyfriends or romantic prospects. It’s the newest craze. And it’s getting more and more prevalent.
A survey of 1,280 [...]

3Apr2009 | Mary Kassian | 3 comments | Continued